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Deployments in Vanuatu commenced in July 2008 with the delivery of 21 XO laptops to Wan Smolbag Theatre Group in Port Vila. They are currently awaiting localisation into Bislama before being used in literacy classes at the theatre.
Deployments in Vanuatu will commence in June 2008


Contacts:
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bislama_language Wikipedia Bislama link]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bislama_language Wikipedia Bislama link]


The trials are being implemented in a disadvantaged area of Port Villa called Black Sands, in collaboration with the Wan Smolbag community theatre group. The intention is to link the OLPC trials with the educational drama activities and produce local content for the XO.
The trials are being implemented in collaboration with the Wan Smolbag community theatre group. The intention is to link the OLPC trials with the educational drama activities and produce local content for the XO.


==Useful links==
==Useful links==

Revision as of 22:16, 24 July 2008


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Deployments in Vanuatu commenced in July 2008 with the delivery of 21 XO laptops to Wan Smolbag Theatre Group in Port Vila. They are currently awaiting localisation into Bislama before being used in literacy classes at the theatre.

Contacts:

  • Ian Thomson, RICS Coordinator, Secretariat for the Pacific Community (SPC) SPC
  • Wan Smolbag Theatre group [1]

A localisation project is being opened on the OLPC Pootle server for Vanuatu Bislama language.

The trials are being implemented in collaboration with the Wan Smolbag community theatre group. The intention is to link the OLPC trials with the educational drama activities and produce local content for the XO.

Useful links